Dirty, malicious four-letter words. We all know them. We all make sure our children aren’t running around the house screaming them. But to Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari, the most despicable four-letter words just might be ‘zone’.
Playing zone doesn’t help prepare his star players for the reality of playing defense in the NBA. Cal sits on couches, talks to parents and recruits young men to the Kentucky program based on the assurance that he will prepare them for the NBA. So let’s not waste time discussing Calipari and a half-court 2-3 zone. Instead, let’s focus on the new, exciting 2-2-1 full-court press that he recently add as a defensive tweak.